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Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

The exclusive story behind the brutal ouster of Sasha Suda and the new civil war at Philadelphia’s premier cultural institution


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Guides

The Editors’ Cut: What We’re Reading, Watching, Doing, and Liking This Week

News

Will More Philly Restaurants Speak Out Against Donald Trump?

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Woman Says She Was Unwelcome at Main Line College Because She’s Muslim

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Lower Merion Cop Says Male Officers Sexted Her and Tracked Her Via GPS

In a just-filed federal lawsuit, Sgt. Jo Anne Pepitone says there is “rampant sexual harassment” inside the Lower Merion Police Department.

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News

Philly Is Incinerating Half of Its Recycling — and It’s Partly Your Fault

Think you’re saving the planet by putting plastic forks and pizza boxes in your blue bin? Really you’re just contaminating the stuff that is recyclable — and costing the city millions.

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News

Meet the Brothers Who Think They Can Fix Northern Liberties

Do the Post Brothers have the answer for Philly’s most puzzling neighborhood?

Best Thing This Week: It’s Bryce Harper’s World

Did anyone ever have a better week than he did?

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Opinion

No Joke: Kenney Thinks “Overqualified” Black People Are Cause of City’s Diversity Woes

The mayor seems to lack a sincere understanding of how to address the racial disparities that have hovered over his administration since the beginning.

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A Philly Photographer’s Wrenching Images of the Migrant Caravan in Mexico

“Do I have the answer — no,” says Drexel grad Ada Trillo, whose exhibit opens Friday at the University of the Arts. “But I am bringing awareness through art. That’s what I know how to do.”


Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Our world-champion Eagles, a messy traffic stop, an unexpected councilperson, and the Delco pope

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.


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A Philly Publisher Is Releasing Mean Girls Rewritten in Shakespearean Style

Quirk Books’ Much Ado About Mean Girls is out on April 23rd.

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The Franklin Square Fountain Is Getting a Colorful Upgrade

And it will include timed light shows!

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Controller’s Office: Whites Are Overrepresented in Philadelphia’s City Workforce

A report released by city controller Rebecca Rhynhart found troubling numbers across most city departments.

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Meet the Philly Candidate Who Has Run for Four Different Seats

This time around, longtime community advocate Tracey Gordon is running for Register of Wills.

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News

Why Schools Like Temple Choose to Go Tobacco-Free

It’s not because they want to “ban fun,” as one Twitter user wrote.

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How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

Fifty years after founding their legendary Philadelphia International Records, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, with friends and collaborators from Thom Bell to John Oates to Patti LaBelle, look back on the musical partnership that came to define the city.


News

Cardi B and Travis Scott to Headline Made in America

And yes, the festival will return to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

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Rapper Tech 9 Was Facing Child Porn Charges Before His Death

The legendary Philly battle rapper was due in court to be arraigned on March 25th — the day after he died.

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Like New York, Philly Is Weighing a Traffic Congestion Fee

The city says it’s mulling the idea of making drivers pay to access our most crowded streets.

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Undemocratic Democracy: The Trouble With Voter Recalls

State Rep. Jared Solomon has proposed a constitutional amendment that would allow voters to recall elected officials. It’s a great tool — if you trust the public to wield it.

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